Enoch Kiio Wambua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you. I will make two observations on the Statement read by the Chairman for the Committee on Education. The first comment is on the issue of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and the payment of hardship allowance to teachers in Kilifi and Taita-Taveta Counties. I draw the attention of the Committee to the fact that this problem is more widespread than just in Kilifi and Taita-Taveta. view
• 16 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, please, restrain Sen. Cherarkey. He is distracting the Chair. I believe that many Senators seated in this Chamber today have the same problem with TSC. I know for a fact that there is a big problem with TSC in Laikipia on the discrimination, on which teachers should earn hardship allowance and which should not. I have a big problem in Kitui County. I know the same can be said by many Senators here. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee should find time and reason to interrogate the synergy, if it does exist, between Government Ministries, State departments and ... view
• 16 Apr 2024 in Senate: independent constitutional commissions. I say this because this House has passed resolutions on 33 counties that have wards that have been declared as I will give an example of Kitui County. In Kitui County, we have 17 wards that have been declared as marginalized by the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) and the House has passed that declaration. It should follow automatically that teachers in those 17 wards that are marginalized should benefit from hardship allowances. However, in those wards, there are teachers who are not benefiting from hardship allowance. view
• 16 Apr 2024 in Senate: I will proceed, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My good friend, those sub-locations are found in wards. I am sure the Chair understands what I am talking about. That synergy needs to be established, so that one arm of Government does not confer a benefit to employees in their department while another Arms of Government strip employees of benefits from the same region. The second issue on that Statement is on Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) scheme of service. That is a matter that this House must pronounce itself on loudly. A resolution was passed in this House to have a standard ... view
• 28 Mar 2024 in Senate: The Chairperson JLAC should take his seat. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you know that some of us are sticklers to conventions. Personally, I am a bit lost; I need your guidance on this. We were on the order where we were debating the Conflict of Interest Bill. In between, you have allowed the Chairperson, JLAC to table a report on the same. However, there was also the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Budget who also laid a Paper and gave a Notice of Motion. Where are we in the Order Paper? I am a bit lost. view
• 28 Mar 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am not sure what Sen. Maanzo is saying. I want to make my comments on this Bill without necessarily committing myself at this point as whether I am in support or opposed. This is for the simple reason that the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights has just tabled their report. We will take time to go through it and by the time we get to the Third Reading it will be clear whether this Bill merits our support or not. I will say a few things about the Bill. ... view
• 28 Mar 2024 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 28 Mar 2024 in Senate: I asked myself the second question: If a medical doctor who is an expert in dental health and is paid by the Government of Kenya in a public hospital, is found offering dental care in a private clinic in his free time, under the proposed Bill by the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, are we concluding that the doctor would be conflicted? Lastly, a mechanical engineer works in the Ministry of Trade, and during their free time, they have established a garage for their son, nephews, cousins, relatives, or friends. Are they conflicted? view
• 28 Mar 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this matter of conflict of interest is such an important matter that perhaps – I will take time to look at the report by the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights – we need to ask ourselves to what extent do we go in defining conflict of interest. Is it possible to define conflict of interest in law? I say those things as I am guided by our own Standing Orders, Standing Order No.104 of the Senate. It mandates and obligates a Senator who wants to make a comment or debate on a matter ... view
• 28 Mar 2024 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view